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Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie

SPRINGER HEIDELBERG · Germany · Est. 2006

ISSN1862-7072eISSN1862-7080
SJR Q2✓ WOS ESCI✓ Scopus / SJR
Impact Factor & Quartile · Web of Science (JCR)

✓ Indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection (ESCI) — Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor and JCR quartile for this journal.

See the official Impact Factor & quartile on the journal’s page ↗

The Impact Factor & JCR quartile are licensed by Clarivate — we link you to the official source instead of reprinting a number that can go out of date. Open metrics below: SCImago Q2. Source: Clarivate Journal Citation Reports.

📊 Standing in its field
Where this journal ranks among others in the same subject area.
Q2
SJR · Scopus
Top 50% in field
Clarivate’s JCR quartile is a separate ranking and may differ
SJR Scorei
0.317
H-Indexi
22
SNIPi
0.878
Total Worksi
1,042
Total Citationsi
4,964
2yr Mean Citednessi
0.55
Open Impact Factor alternative

Aims & Scope

Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie is a forum for the scientific discussion of the causes and consequences of criminal behavior. Focuses on the relationship between individuals, social environment, and delinquency. Invites interdisciplinary dialogue between legal science and disciplines engaged in psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, psychological, and criminological activities. Forum to develop and discuss new concepts of forensic assessment, offender treatment, and criminal law handling of delinquent individuals.

General Information

Country / RegionGermany
Primary LanguageGerman
1st Year Published2006
FrequencyFour No. A Year, July 2007-
StatusActive (last: 2026)
Total Publications1,042
Publisher OrgSpringer Science+Business Media
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Submission Info

Peer Review—
OA License—
OA Rate—

Ethics & Quality

COPE Member✗ No
OASPA Member✗ No
Not on Predatory Lists✓ Yes

Think.Check.Submit Compliance

6/11 · 55%
✅
Do you know the journal / publisher?
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
✅
Does the journal have a website?
✓ Linked
✅
Is the ISSN verified?
1862-7072 / 1862-7080
✅
Indexed in a trusted database?
WoS, Scopus
❌
Peer review process documented?
N/A
❌
Follows ethical publishing standards (COPE)?
N/A
✅
Not on predatory/blacklists?
✓ Clean
❌
Long-term digital preservation?
N/A
❌
Plagiarism detection in place?
N/A
❌
Listed in DOAJ (verified OA)?
N/A
✅
Primary language documented?
German

A twelfth criterion — whether APC fees are clearly disclosed — is not scored here; it is left out of the total rather than counted as a failure. Publication charges appear in the metrics card above.

Based on the Think.Check.Submit framework by DOAJ, COPE & OASPA. All data from verified open sources.

Publication & Citation Trend

Articles published
Citations received
55
243
2019
71
345
2020
53
258
2021
55
133
2022
65
199
2023
50
76
2024
47
33
2025
42
1
2026

Source: OpenAlex · Each year’s green bar = citations earned by that year’s papers, counted to date — so recent years look lower simply because their papers haven’t had time to be cited yet.

SJR Quartile by Discipline

Scimago ranks this journal separately in each subject category — its quartile can differ by discipline.

LawQ2
Applied PsychologyQ3
Psychiatry and Mental HealthQ3

Subject Classification

Web of Science Categories

Psychiatry

Scopus Categories

Applied PsychologyLawPsychiatry and Mental Health

Research Topics (OpenAlex)

Psychopathy, Forensic Psychiatry, Sexual OffendingCriminal Law and PolicyPsychiatric care and mental health servicesHealthcare Decision-Making and RestraintsChild Abuse and TraumaHuman auditory perception and evaluationDiverse Scientific and Economic StudiesCriminal Justice and Corrections AnalysisEducational Reforms and InnovationsMedical and Health Sciences Research

Frequently asked questions about Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie

Is Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie a predatory journal?

PubScope has no integrity flags on record for Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie: it is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus, and is not on DOAJ's withdrawn list. Indexing is a transparency signal, not a guarantee — always confirm fit and policies before submitting.

What is the impact factor of Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie?

Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie is indexed in the Web of Science Core Collection, so Clarivate publishes an official Journal Impact Factor for it (since the 2023 Journal Citation Reports, every Core Collection journal — including Arts & Humanities and Emerging Sources titles — receives one). PubScope links to Clarivate's official source rather than reprinting the number, which can be out of date. Its open 2-year mean citedness is 0.55.

Is Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie indexed in Scopus and Web of Science?

Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie is indexed in Web of Science, Scopus.

What is the aims and scope of Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie?

Forensische Psychiatrie, Psychologie, Kriminologie is a forum for the scientific discussion of the causes and consequences of criminal behavior. Focuses on the relationship between individuals, social environment, and delinquency. Invites interdisciplinary dialogue between legal science and disciplines engaged in psychiatric, psychotherapeutic, psychological, and criminological activities. Forum to develop and discuss new concepts of forensic assessment, offender treatment, and criminal law handling of delinquent individuals.

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